Discipline Category: Printmaking

Nov 19

The Winnipeg Folk Fest Hand-Made Village

The Winnipeg Folk Fest will take place July 9th – 12th, 2026 in Birds Hill Provincial Park. We are thrilled to feature artisans from across Canada who create their own work in our Hand-Made Village! […]

Nov 19

Call for Submissions: Art Reaches Manitoba (ARM)

The Manitoba Arts Network (MBArtsNet) invites artists and curators to submit exhibition proposals for Art Reaches Manitoba (ARM), our provincial visual arts touring program. Formerly known as the Visual Arts […]

Nov 11

Winter art classes for adults, teens, preteens, and children! Explore your passion for art with the instructors you know and love. Or try a new class with a new instructor […]

Anja Studer

Anja Studer was born and raised in Switzerland and became an environmental activist at a very young age, feeling a deep need to protect the world we live in. She studied fine arts at the École de design et haute école d’art du Valais and the University of Manitoba and graduated from Red River College with a diploma in photography. Anja continues to create, exhibit, and sell her art in Europe and North America.

Anja creates works in a variety of mediums, often with a focus on the impact of environmental challenges facing wildlife. Her mixed media paintings – featuring beautiful, abstract watercolour washes enriched with details in ink, acrylic, 18k gold and graphite – loosely evoke the landscape. Her papercuts are inspired by the traditional Swiss artform. This delicate medium utilizes the concept of patterns unravelling into lines to echo the message of wildlife extinction.

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Birtle Centre for the Arts

Birtle Centre for the Arts, located at 671 Main St., Birtle, is a hub for local and regional creative communities. A non-profit organization, BCA is a team effort, managed by a volunteer board of directors with the help of many community volunteers, donors, and business sponsors.

BCA strives to provide a welcoming, inclusive environment where creative endeavours and learning about the visual arts and craft are encouraged and facilitated. People of all ages are welcome to use the bright clean workspaces to share, learn and practice skills or to work independently on their creative projects. A growing group of energetic artists and volunteers continue to attract and nurture creativity through a widening range of programming.

BCA offers ways to acquire new skills in the arts and other creative endeavours. We typically offer over 40 programs each year to children, youth, and adults from our community and the surrounding area. Our classes range from puppet-making to acrylic painting and everything in between.

BCA also provides studio time for community members who want to practice what they have learned in our classes or work independently. A drop-in fee is charged and equipment can be used when the appropriate pre-requisite classes have been taken to learn safe and proper use.

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Aug 11

Cori Jaye Ettienne and Anastassiya Polinkina

Being a visual artist can feel like a solitary experience, even as you're trying to develop your craft. Artists Anastassiya Polinkina and Cori Jaye Etienne recently participated in the Professional Mentorship Program and shared their experiences!

Jun 13

Lita Fontaine

Lita Fontaine is of Dakota, Anishinaabe, and Metis descent. Fontaine was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, and grew up in Winnipeg’s North End. She is an interdisciplinary artist, and received her Masters of Fine Arts specializing in Inter-Media. Lita is a founding member of Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Gallery, where she held her first solo exhibition. She received the University of Manitoba Distinguished Alumni Award in 2021 and her work can be found on murals in Winnipeg, and in personal and public art collections.

Discipline Category: Printmaking

Anja Studer

Birtle Centre for the Arts

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